Haruka Abe: The Knife That Killed Me

Based in Yorkshire, the film is an adaptation of the novel by Anthony McGowan of the same name.

Directed by Marcus Romer and Kit Monkman, it follows teenager Paul Varderman as he tries to fit in with a group in his school.

Overview

Japanese born Haruka Abe spent her youth split between Tokyo and New York before settling in London.

She gained UK wide recognition playing the role of Miko in all 5 series of the hit comedy Ideal opposite Johnny Vegas and My Phone Genie for ITV1.

Other notable screen credits include Cucumber, About Time for Working Title Films, 47 Ronin for Universal Pictures, The Knife That Killed Me,Random 11 for Vertigo Films, Emerald City for NBC and most recently, series regular Tippi in Kiss me First for Netflix/Channel 4 and Tomoko in Channel 4 comedy Stath Lets Flats.

Her multi award winning short films Stanley Pickle and Yuki have won worldwide critical acclaim.

About Sainou

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Based in the heart of Shoreditch, Sainou represents a select list of actors including International industry award winners, household names and some of the finest, young British talent working today.

Clients are represented by agents David Marsden, Paul Martin & James Davies, with assistance from Hermione Halpin & Sophie Rozycka. We work together as a close team covering all media with particular focus on Film, Television and Theatre in both the UK and overseas.